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- Homer_Plessy abstract "Homer Adolph Plessy (March 17, 1862 – March 1, 1925) was the American Creole plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Arrested, tried and convicted in New Orleans of a violation of one of Louisiana's racial segregation laws, he appealed through Louisiana state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court and lost. The resulting "separate-but-equal" decision against him had wide consequences for civil rights in the United States. The decision legalized state-mandated segregation anywhere in the United States so long as the facilities provided for both blacks and whites were putatively "equal". The son of French-speaking Creoles, Homer Plessy was born on St. Patrick's Day in 1862, at a time when federal troops under General Benjamin Franklin Butler were occupying Louisiana as a result of the American Civil War (1862-1865) and the Reconstruction, and had liberated African Americans in New Orleans who had been in bondage. Blacks could then marry whomever they chose, sit in any streetcar seat and, briefly, attend integrated schools.As an adult, Plessy experienced the reversal of the gains achieved under the federal occupation, following the withdrawal of federal troops in 1877 on the orders of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.Due to his "fair" appearance, Plessy could have ridden in a railroad car restricted to people classified as white. However, under the racist policies then in force, he was classified as "7/8 white" or, according to the language of the time, an octoroon. Hoping to strike down segregation laws, the Citizens' Committee of New Orleans (Comité des Citoyens) recruited Plessy to deliberately violate Louisiana's 1890 separate-car law. To pose a clear test, the Citizens' Committee gave advance notice of Plessy's intent to the railroad, which opposed the law because it required adding more cars to its trains.On June 7, 1892, Plessy bought a first-class ticket on a train from New Orleans and sat in the car for white riders only. The Committee had hired a private detective with arrest powers to take Plessy off the train at Press and Royal streets, to ensure that he was charged with violating the state's separate-car law and not some other misdemeanour.Everything that the committee had organized occurred as planned, except for the decision of the Supreme Court in 1896."By then the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court had gained a more segregationist tilt, and the committee knew it would likely lose. But it chose to press the cause anyway, [author Keith] Medley said. 'It was a matter of honor for them, that they fight this to the very end.Template:'"".
- Homer_Plessy birthDate "1862-03-17".
- Homer_Plessy birthPlace Louisiana.
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- Homer_Plessy deathDate "1925-03-01".
- Homer_Plessy deathPlace Metairie,_Louisiana.
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- Homer_Plessy occupation Insurance.
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- Homer_Plessy party Republican_Party_(United_States).
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- Homer_Plessy birthDate "1862-03-17".
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- Homer_Plessy name "Homer Adolph Plessy".
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- Homer_Plessy parents "Adolphe Plessy and Rosa Debergue Plessy".
- Homer_Plessy parents "Stepfather: Victor M. Dupart".
- Homer_Plessy party Republican_Party_(United_States).
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- Homer_Plessy restingPlace "Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans".
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- Homer_Plessy spouse "Louise Bordenave Plessy".
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- Homer_Plessy comment "Homer Adolph Plessy (March 17, 1862 – March 1, 1925) was the American Creole plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Arrested, tried and convicted in New Orleans of a violation of one of Louisiana's racial segregation laws, he appealed through Louisiana state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court and lost. The resulting "separate-but-equal" decision against him had wide consequences for civil rights in the United States.".
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